Applicator roller for liquids



Dec. 15, 1953 NASH 2,662,269

APPLICATOR ROLLER FOR LIQUIDS Filed Feb. 15 1951 Q 'J /I%@%, #42 27%?WW;

Patented Dec. 15, 1953 UNITED. STATES A APPLICATOR ROLLER FOR LIQUIDSPaul F. Nash, 'Glencoe, 111., assignor, by mesne assignments, to E ZPaintr Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of-DelawareApplication Fetmary 15, 1951,"S erial l Io. 211.068

1' Claim. (01. 29-119) This invention relates to an applicator rollerfor liquids and particularly to such a roller for applying paint towalls and other surfaces.

One of the features of this invention is to provide an applicator rollercomprising a tubular core, a resilient padding thereover ofsubstantially uniform thickness with the ends of the core extendingslightly beyond the padding, a fibrous liquid-distributing materialoverlying the padding with each end of the material extending around thecorrespondin end of the padding and toward the core, a narrow collar ateach end of the core closely embracing this core adjacent to thecorresponding ends of the padding and the material, means attaching eachend of the material to one of the collars and a coating substantiallyimpervious to said liquids covering the ends of the material and theouter surfaces of the attaching means and the corresponding ends of thecore to seal the ends of the roller in areas adjacent to the core. Amore specific feature of the invention is to provide such a rollerwherein the padding is of felt and the liquid-distributing materialcomprises a tubular piece of natural sheepskin or synthetic materialresembling sheepskin having the hair or fibers turned outwardly and thehide or base overlying the padding and wherein the narrow collarcomprises a cord loop with the attaching means being stitchingattachingeach end of the hide,

to one of the loops. Other features and advantages of the invention willbe apparent from the following description of one embodiment of theinvention as disclosed in the accompanying drawings. Of the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing one embodiment of the roller of thisinvention mounted on a conventional handle.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the roller only of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken substantially along line 33 of Fig.2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section of one end of the roller atonly one side thereof.

Applicator rollers having a surface of a liquiddistributing material arewell known for use in applying liquids such as paints to walls and othersurfaces. A roller of the type described herein is ordinarily removablymounted on a handle on which said roller is rotatably mounted. In use,the paint or other liquid is held in a shallow tray and the roller isdipped into this liquid by means of the handle and rotated in the liquidor on a surface above the liquid to distribute the liquid substantiallyuniformly over the roller. This ATENT OFFICE liquid, such as paint, isthen applied to a surface. such as a wall, by rolling the roller overthe surface. In the present invention, applicant has invented animproved roller construction having the ends sealed to prevent orsubstantially reduce the tendency of the liquid to drip from the end ofthe roller. The new roller also provides improved means for attachingthe liquid-distributing surfacing material to the usual rigid core.

In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the new applicatorroller [0 is rotatably mounted on a conventional combined holder andhandle i l having the usual hand grip portion I la.

The roller It comprises a rigid tubular core 12, a resilient padding l3thereover of substantially uniform thickness with the ends of the corel2 extending slightly beyond the padding and a fibrousliquid-distributing material overlying the padding l3 with each end ofthis material extending around the corresponding end of the padding l3and toward the core l2. In order to attach the material H4 in place eachend of the core I2 adjacent to the corresponding end of the padding [3is provided with a narrow collar l5 closely embracing the core. The endsof the liquid-distributing material It are then attached to thesecollars l5 to hold the material in place and draw this material tightlyaround the padding $3. In order to seal the ends of the roller in areasadjacent to the core, there is provided a coating, indicated at I6, of amaterial such as an adhesive that is substantially impervious to theliquids with which the applicator is used. This coating covers the endsof the material l4 and the outer surfaces of the collars I 5, the meansby which the material I4 is attached to the collars l5 and the adjacentend surfaces of the core l2.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the resilient padding [3 is ahair felt while the liquid-distributing material M is a tubular piece ofsynthetic sheepskin having the hair Ma turned outwardly and the hidecontacting the padding I3. Also in this embodiment the narrow collar l5at each end of the roller comprises a cord loop drawn tightly around thecore l2. The ends of the substantially liquid-impervious hide Mb of thesynthetic sheepskin are attached to the cords l5 by stitching l1. As isshown most clearly in Fig. 4, the coating I6 seals the ends of theroller by covering the ends of the sheepskin and the outer surfaces ofthe cords l5, stitching I1 and the adjacent end surfaces of the core IL.This coating also has a binding 3. action to provide a more sturdystructure as well as preventing or substantially reducing the tendencyfor liquid to drip from the ends of the roller.

As is shown most clearly in Fig. 3, the felt padding [3 is of tubularshape provided by stitching the sides of the section of padding togetherin a longitudinal seam as indicated at [3a. The sheepskinliquid-distributing material M is also provided in a substantiallytubular shape by means of a smaller stitched seam I40. The seams 13a andMe are arranged substantially diametrically opposite each other.

As is shown most clearly in Fig. 2, the hair Ma of the sheepskin I4 isclipped so that the individual hairs are of substantially uniformlength. The hair at the ends of the roller is clipped to givesubstantially square ends when the roller is in use.

As explained above, the coating I6 is one that is substantiallyimpervious and non-soluble in the liquids with which the applicatorroller is used. One example of such a coating is "Du Pont 5458 cement,comprising a pyroxylin base dissolved in volatile solvents.

In the specification and claim the term roller is used to designate thecylindrical memher that rolls over the surface when the apparatus is inuse, while the term applicator is used to designate the assembly ofroller and attached handle.

Having described my invention as related to the embodiment shown in theaccompanying drawings, it is my intention that the invention be notlimited by the details of description unless otherwise specified butrather be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as set out inthe accompanying claim.

I claim:

An applicator roller for liquids comprising a tubular core, a resilientfelt padding thereover of substantially uniform thickness with the endsof said core extending slightly therebeyond, a tubular piece of fibrousliquid-distributing material having the fibers turned outwardly with thebase of said material overlying said padding and each end of said baseextending around th corresponding end of the padding and toward thecore, a cord loop at each end of the core closely embracing said coreadjacent to the corresponding ends of the padding and fibrous material,stitching attaching each end of said base to one of said loops, and acoating substantially impervious to said liquids covering substantially.the ends only of said fibrous material and the outer surfaces of saidstitching and the corresponding ends of the core to seal the ends ofsaid roller in areas adjacent to the core.

PAUL F. NASH.

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